NIBC and Nike partner to launch EYBL Scholastic

EYBL Scholastic

Excerpt: The country's top high school basketball league, the National Interscholastic Basketball Conference (NIBC), has officially teamed up with Nike to form the ultimate boys high school basketball super conference, the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League Scholastic (EYBL Scholastic), which is set to commence this fall for the 2023-24 season.

For the last three years, the NIBC has been the standard for top tier high school basketball with a preeminent collection of established high school academic institutions committed to elite, national basketball competition. The launch of EYBL Scholastic furthers Nike's deep footprint in the high school space with its long-standing EYBL summer basketball series.

The newly formed EYBL Scholastic will retain the talented roster of hoops powerhouses from the former NIBC, including 2022-23 Conference Champion Montverde Academy (Fla.) as well as Brewster Academy (N.H.). In addition, the league welcomes four new teams into the fold: Canyon International Academy (Ariz.), Link Academy (Mo.), Orangeville Prep (Can.) and Veritas Prep (Calif.).

All EYBL Scholastic team rosters consist of four year high school basketball players. Students who are post-grads or fifth year seniors are ineligible to play.

The 2023-24 season will feature 84 games, approximately 30 of which will be televised live across ESPN platforms and 15 national events.